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Compare train, coach and flight for Mainz to Dresden
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Mainz to Dresden among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £22. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 3m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.4kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £22, and a flight costs an average of £63.
Distance: 404 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Flight |
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£76 Average Price | £32 Average Price Cheapest | £206 Average Price |
5h 32m Average total duration 5h 2m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 38m Average total duration 6h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 3m Average total duration Fastest 1h 3m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.4 - 1.0kg CO2 emissions | 1.2 - 2.4kg CO2 emissions |
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Travel optionsfrom Mainz to Dresden
How to get to Dresden from Mainz by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Mainz to Dresden is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBusCheapest
FlixBusFastest
LH206Other options
Bus RE2 · ICE 893
S8 · ICE 796 · ICE 1747
29519 · ICE 596 · 16533
LH216
LH104+
LH2126
LH118+
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This is compared to other travel options from Mainz to Dresden:
A train is £6 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Mainz to Dresden costing on average £22.
A train is £47 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Mainz to Dresden costing on average £63.
Other travel options to Dresden take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 57m.
Coach takes on average 7h 10m.
- Around 13 flights per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Mainz and Dresden as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Dusseldorf Airport and arrive in Dresden Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Mainz Hbf and arrive in Dresden Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Mainz, Binger Schlag (Kurzzeitparkplatz) and arrive in Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof).
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Dresden by coach.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, Lufthansa to go to Dresden by flight.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Dresden by train.
- 3 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
- 4 direct flights per day with Lufthansa Cityline, Lufthansa.
- 1 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn.
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